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Save the date:
April 16, 2008, will be the inaugural National Health Care Decisions Day. All across the country, health care facilities, health care professionals, chaplains, the legal community and others will be participating in a collective effort to highlight the importance of making advance health care decisions and to provide tools for making these decisions. All VBA Health Law Section members are encouraged to participate in this event. Nathan A. Kottkamp of McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond is chair of the National Health Care Decisions Day Coalition. Watch for more details! |
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On September 18, 2007, the Department of Justice filed a False Claims Act complaint naming Tenet Healthcare Corporation's Associate General Counsel and Corporate Integrity Program Director alleging knowledge of Stark violations. Click here for more information. |
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| NEW STARK
PHASE III RULE PUBLISHED: Page 51012 et seq. in Federal Register - Vol. 72, No. 171 - Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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| For up-to-date information on bill status in the 2007 General Assembly, please refer to the Legislative Information System. | |
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Principles
of Cooperation for Physicians and Attorneys in the Commonwealth of Virginia
(Fourth Edition) is now online (PDF). |
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| The Virginia Bar Association has become affiliated with the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Leading health law to excellence through education, information, and dialogue, the American Health Lawyers Association is the nation's largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field. AHLA provides resources to address the issues facing its active members who practice in law firms, government, in-house settings and academia and who represent the entire spectrum of the health industry: physicians, hospitals and health systems, health maintenance organizations, health insurers, managed care companies, nursing facilities, home care providers, and consumers. By becoming affiliated, the VBA and AHLA seek to facilitate the dissemination of information useful to their respective members, to increase and enhance educational and networking opportunities for their members, to increase the value of membership in each organization, and to provide a foundation for future initiatives to share resources, reduce costs and enhance services, without increasing risks or costs of either organization. Visit AHLA online at www.healthlawyers.org! | |
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OIG
Open Letter to Health Care Providers, April 24, 2006 |
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| Compendium
of Virginia Health Care Trade Associations and Regulatory Agencies Sample Business Associate Agreement: Word/PDF |
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| The
Health Law Section of The Virginia Bar Association was founded in 1992 to
bring together members of the Bar Association with a special interest in
the practice of health law.
Through regular, quarterly meetings open to all Health Law Section members, the Health Law Section Council provides a forum for fellowship and for issues in the legislative, educational and public service areas consistent with the VBA's goals of serving the bar and the public, promoting integrity, professionalism and excellence in the legal profession, working to improve the law and the administration of justice, and advancing collegial relations among lawyers. Over the years, the Health Law Section has, through its
members, engaged in numerous activities to promote these laudable goals.
These activities include community service projects, legislative initiatives,
continuing education programs, and publications. The Health Law Section
is always looking for new members who share the commitment to serve the
public and better the profession and who welcome the opportunity to improve
their practice and enjoy association with their peers. |
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| Volunteers
Needed! Was one of your New Year's resolutions to do more volunteer work in your community? The Health Law Section and Young Lawyers Division of The Virginia Bar Association are looking for volunteer attorneys to participate in their pilot Advance Medical Directive Project. The purpose of the Advance Medical Directive Project is to educate the members of the public on how to make their end-of-life preferences and decisions known and to increase the percentage of Virginians who have engaged in advanced health care planning. For more information, please contact Molly Evans. |
